The order guarantees voters, at least for now, the ability to sue to enforce rights guaranteed under the landmark 1965 law.

The White House directive calls for prioritizing money for programs that require sobriety and treatment, and for cities that enforce homeless camping bans.

The artist, best known for her portrait of Michelle Obama, said the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery wanted to keep ...

President Trump took time to tour the headquarters of the Federal Reserve on Thursday -- part of a pressure campaign on its chair Jerome Powell.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Travis View, co-host of the QAA podcast, about how information about Jeffrey Epstein became the issue to drive a wedge in the MAGA base.

The quintessential American economic myth is that the free market picks winners and losers. But the federal government has long had a role in this equation.

The Short Wave team talks about spider origins, why the odds of having a girl or a boy aren't 50-50, and what the Orion ...

Neurotic robots are a staple of science fiction. Researchers who study how people react to robot personalities, however, haven't focused on this much -- though one study recently found that neurotic ...

Inflation and the rise of streaming services have created an unexpected challenge: running a comedy club. Black-owned venues are particularly strained.

The USDA has told states they must turn over SNAP recipients' sensitive data between July 24 and July 30. A federal judge will weigh in on whether that happens.

The Trump administration is drastically changing the federal government's role in education.

It's just the start of a summer recess for Congress, but already House Republicans are being asked questions back home about ...